Fish net



J"an19," 1932. H. JUERGENS 1,841,956

FIsH NET Filed Jan. 23. 1930 l tgl/n n i? www e nu@ I woe/whoa HL. Juergen@ Patented Jan. 19, 1932 1,841,956

UNl'lED STATES PATENT OFFICE HERBERT L. J' UERGENS, OF DUIBUQUE, IOWA FISH NET Application filed January .23, 1930. Serial No. 422,863.

This invention has for its object the provithat it will be disposed within the water but sion of means whereby fish may be kept alive cannot be washed away and the mouth or and in good condition for a long `period or open upper end of the bag or net may be very at least until the fisherman is ready to cease easily distended so as to admit a fish when his fishing. rlhe invention provides a very desired. The inflatable tube will impart 5 light and easily transported receptacle in buoyancy to the bag so that it cannot sink which fresh fish may be placed as they are and will always be within convenient reach caught and restored to the watr but confined of the fisherman while at the same time it so that they cannot escape. The invention will permit the fish to remain in the water illustrated in the accompanying drawings and, therefore, kept alive and fresh until the G0 and will be hereinafter fully set forth and fisherman is ready to depart. The net is very defined. light and the tube may be easily deflated and In the drawings: inflated so that when not in use the net may Figure l is a perspective view of a fish 'be packed in a very small space and easily if) net embodying the invention, and transported. 65

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical cross section Having thus described the invention, I through the upper portion of the saine. claim:

In carrying out the invention, there is pro- A receptacle composed of interlaced vided a net l formed of woven fabric of *ide threads forming an open mesh fabric and i# mesh so that it may be placed in a body of having its upper end open and provided with 7o water and permit free circulation of the a plurality of open loops, a securing device water therethrough. rlhe bottom ol the nel extending through all of said loops, a buoyis closed while the upper end or top thereof ant inflatable tube disposed around the reis open and provided with a plurality oL ceptacle near the upper end thereof, and re- Jf' rings 2 through which a draw string 3 is intaining threads placed about the tube and sei-ted so that by tightening the draw string secured to the interlaced threads of the reescape of fish will be prevented. lThe rings ceptacle. 2 may be separate elements caught in the In testimony whereof I affix my signature. threads of the fabric of which the net is coin- HERBERT L. JERGENS. [1.. s] posed or they may be loops formed of the 30 threads and held in position by the knots, indicated at 4;, which hold intersecting threads together. Near the top of the net, there is disposed an inflatable tube 5 of rubber or 7 other elastic material and this tube is held in S5 fixed relation to the net by being placed in# side the same and then having additional threads 6 extended across the inner portion of the tube and secured lirmly to the body of the net, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. 9o

The woven or knitted fabric of which the net is formed is preferably produced by tying together stout threads so as to form a coarse mesh fabric, as shown in the drawings, and this fabric will, of course, conform to 95 the quantity of fishes inserted in the bag or net and will provide a free circulation of water through the net. In use, the net may i be suspended from the side of a boat or other place where the sherman may be seated so 100 

